Tosa-Saga Station (土佐佐賀駅, Tosa-Saga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kuroshio, Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and has the station number "TK30".[1][2]
Tosa-Saga Station 土佐佐賀駅 | |
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 Tosa-Saga Station facade in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Saga, Kuroshio-chō, Hata-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1720 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°04′50″N 133°06′05″E / 33.0805°N 133.1013°E |
| Operated by | Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Line(s) | Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line |
| Distance | 20.8 km from Kubokawa |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Limited |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | Yes - level crossing and ramp to island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | TK30 |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 December 1963 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 122 |
| Location | |
  Tosa-Saga Station Location within Kochi Prefecture  Tosa-Saga Station Tosa-Saga Station (Japan) | |
Lines and trains edit
The station is served by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line, and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kubokawa.[3]
The following JR Shikoku limited express services also stop at the station:[4]
Layout edit
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The single-storey station building has a waiting area and a cafe but the ticket window is unstaffed. Bike sheds and a limited number of parking lots are available.[5][6] A level crossing leads over a track and up a ramp to the island platform
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakamura Line | ||||
| Iyoki | - | Saga-Kōen | ||
History edit
The station opened on 18 December 1963 as the terminus of a Japanese National Railways (JNR) line from Kubokawa. It became a through-station on 1 October 1970 when the line was extended to Nakamura. After the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to Tosa Kuroshio Railway on 1 April 1988.[3]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily.
Surrounding area edit
The station is located in the centre of what used to be the municipality of Saga which has now been merged into the town of Kuroshio.
- National Route 56 runs next to the station.[5]
- Shioya Beach
- Saga fishing port
- Kuroshio Town Saga General Branch
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "路線図 四万十くろしおライン" [Route Map Kuroshio Lines] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "土佐佐賀駅" [Tosa-Saga Station]. michikusa.jp. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
伊与木川が佐賀湾に注ぐ河口部に位置する駅で、地名は山が険しいという意味のサガ（嵯峨）に由来するという.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "土佐佐賀駅 発車時刻表" [Tosa-Saga Station Timetable TK-30] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
土佐佐賀は高知県黒潮町にある土佐くろしお鉄道中村線の駅です.
- ^ "土佐佐賀" [Tosa-Saga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Tosa-Saga Station at Wikimedia Commons